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''Author: Sayerin Assnobahr''

==General==

Damer Flinn is one of the faithful [[Asha'man]]. He served in the [[Queen's Guard]] for forty years ({{loc|3}}). When the [[Black Tower]] was founded, he became an apprentice of [[Mazrim Taim]] and was considerably adept in [[Healing]] ({{acos|36}}).

He is an old man with a leathery, creased face and has a limp that he received when a [[Murandian]] lance hit him in the thigh while he was in the Queen's Guard. He only has a small fringe of white hair left ({{loc|3}}, {{acos|36}}).

In the year 1000 NE he is pronounced a deserter from the Black Tower. He is bonded to [[Corele Hovian]], [[Aes Sedai]] of the [[Yellow Ajah]] in the same year ({{wh|25}}). Taim later acknowledges the declaration of Damer's desertion as a mistake.

==Timeline==

* Damer Flinn is a former member of the Queen's Guard. A Murandian lance hits him in the thigh and a limp remains when he walks ({{loc|3}}, {{acos|36}}).

* Rand opens a [[gateway]] to the little farm outside [[Caemlyn]]. Accompanied by the [[Maidens]], they arrive at the farm where they find [[Fedwin Morr]], [[Eben Hopwil|Eben]], and Damer Flinn doing chores together with some other men and women. Damer is the first of the men Taim tests and determines that Flinn can be taught to [[channel]] ({{loc|3}}).

* At the very critical moment at [[Dumai's Wells]], Flinn and more Asha'man led by Taim come to help Rand ({{loc|55}}).

* [[Perrin]] and nine Asha'man (Flinn is chosen among them) are going to accompany Rand in his way back to [[Cairhien (City)|Cairhien]], along with some Aes Sedai and Maidens ({{acos|2}}, {{ch7|36}}).

* Flinn tries Healing on Rand and explains to [[Cadsuane]] and the rest that Healing was what made him go to the Black Tower ({{acos|36}}).

* Rand attacks [[Illian (Nation)|Illian]] with nine thousand people. Flinn takes part too ({{acos|41}}).

* Rand trusts Flinn greatly, and he promotes him to full Asha'man ({{tpod|14}}).

* Flinn, together with Morr, Hopwil, and [[Jonan Adley|Adley]], Heal the injured after their first fight with the [[Seanchan]]. Later, after more battles, Rand sends Flinn and [[Dashiva]] to tell [[Gedwyn]] to start to attack again ({{tpod|23}}).

* There's an explosion and Rand is mad at some Asha'man. Flinn and [[Narishma]] hide from him because they think he might kill them ({{tpod|29}}).

* [[Kajima]] tells [[Logain]] that seven full Asha'man are announced deserters by Taim, Flinn among them. Flinn and Narishma are in the [[Sun Palace]] ({{Prol9}}).

* Rand warns [[Min]], [[Elayne]], and [[Aviendha]] that no other Asha'man is to be trusted than Flinn, Narishma, and Hopwil ({{wh|12}}).

* Flinn accompanies Rand, Cadsuane, and some others through the Caemlyn Gate. They go from [[Far Madding]] to [[Shadar Logoth]]. They link there to make a circle and defend the area. Flinn links with [[Corele]] and [[Sarene]] ({{wh|35}}).

* Logain informs Rand that all the full Asha'man except himself would rather follow Taim than Rand. Taim put Flinn, Narishma, and some other Asha'man's names on the deserter's list ({{cot|24}}).

* Flinn is one of only three full Asha'man in Rand's camp ({{tgs|1}}).

* Flinn [[Travel]]s to bring [[Harine]] back to Rand's camp ({{tgs|5}}).

* Flinn and [[Naeff]] arrange the meeting with [[Tuon]] ({{tgs|31}}).

* He goes with Rand to the meeting ({{tgs|35}}).

* He returns to [[Tear (Nation)|Tear]] with Rand ({{tgs|42}}).

*Rand has Flinn arrange gateways to [[Bandar Eban]] ({{tom|13}}).

*Nynaeve Heals whatever madness he has ({{tom|15}}).

*He goes with Rand to [[Saldaea]] ({{tom|32}}).

*When Aviendha's camp is attacked, he does not join one of the three circles, instead he looks for signs of males chanelling ({{amol|33}})
*He is with Aviendha when her group is attacked by Hesselam and loses his left arm ({{amol|34}})
*Rand sees an alternate version of Damer in one of his visions of possible worlds ({{amol|37}})
*He tries to Heal Rand after the Last Battle ({{epi14}})
*He finds it odd that Min, Elayne and Aviendha aren't concerned by Rand's impending death ({{epi14}})

==Relationships==

Taim starts to teach Damer Healing and is of the opinion he has a [[Talent]] ({{acos|36}}).

[[Samitsu]] considers Flinn, Jahar, and Eben already tamed after they are bonded ({{Prol10}}).

==Miscellaneous==

*The Healing Flinn uses looks very much like the one [[Sumeko]] and Nynaeve use: manifold, complex, and difficult ({{acos|36}}).

*Flinn has become stronger in the [[One Power]] than some other Asha'man ({{tpod|22}}).

*He is not particularly good at making gateways ({{tgs|5}}).

==Quotes==

"It was Healing made me go to the Black Tower, you might say. I was a soldier, till I took a lance in my thigh; couldn't grip a saddle proper after that, or even walk far. That was the fifteenth wound I took in near forty years in the Queen's Guards. Fifteen that counted, anyway; it don't if you can walk or ride, after. I seen a lot of friends die in them forty years. So I went, and the M'Hael taught me Healing. And other things." ({{acos2|Chapter 36}})

Damer Flinn had risen from an ornately carved bench in front of the tent as Rand dismounted. Bald except for a ragged white fringe, Flinn looked more a grandfather than an Asha'man. A leather-tough grandfather with a stiff leg, who had seen more of the world than a farm. The sword at his hip looked as if it belonged, as well it should on a former soldier of the Queen's Guard. Rand trusted him more than most. Flinn had saved his life, after all. ({{tpod2|Chapter 14}})

"You are the most powerful man alive! You’re ''[[ta'veren]]''. Even the [[Pattern]] obeys your will, I should think." ({{tgs2|Chapter 5}})

"Don’t rightly think I’d call that a difference, my Lord. They want to enslave every one of us, maybe execute us. They think it’s a favor to do either." (about the [[Seanchan]], to Rand; {{tgs2|Chapter 31}})

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